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Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., joins other members of the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013, as lawmakers work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions.

After almost a month of saying she had yet to decide her political plans, Llodra on Thursday let Republican leaders know she and fellow Republican Selectman William Rodgers will seek another term.

Occasionally, a politician makes an off-the-cuff remark that reveals more about Washington than thousands of speeches ever could.

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Hillary Clinton beats Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul in potential 2016 match ups in Iowa, according to a new poll Friday.

On May 14, as Washington officialdom was transfixed by the IRS scandal, the Congressional Budget Office announced that the budget deficit will shrink this fiscal year to $642 billion, or just 4 percent of gross domestic product.

Schools in Newtown, Conn., will receive $1.3 million in federal aid to recover after the shootings that left 26 students and educators dead last year.

Vice President Joe Biden made a cameo appearance on Thursday night's episode of "Jeopardy" by providing video clues to a category about the vice presidency.

The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

At a White House concert held in her honor Wednesday night, Carole King kept busy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave a not-so-enthusiastic answer to questions about Anthony Weiner's recently announced run for New York City mayor this year.

Vice President Joe Biden offered praise for the Jewish community that raised some eyebrows and seems to have delighted anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists.

Prosecution of whistleblowers, dragnet seizure of phone records, the threatened criminalization of basic news-gathering - it's dangerous for the media, and dangerous for democracy.

Vice President Joe Biden and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took turns Wednesday leading an often humorous but sometimes emotional celebration of the decades-long service of the Rev.

Author: Julia E. Sweig , Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies May 22, 2013 Folha de Sao Paulo Vice President Joe Biden will visit Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago next week.

Vice President Joe Biden told graduating cadets Wednesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that the nation will increasingly rely on the service for missions including more remote Arctic operations and fighting maritime crime alongside the U.S. Navy.

Later in his remarks, Corbett noted that Pennsylvania is home to 800,000 Latino residents , who represent about 6.8 percent of the state's total population.

Help End FReepathons by Donating Monthly! Generous FReeper Sponsors are donating $10 for every New Monthly Donor! Please Sign Up today! Vice President Joe Biden joined House Democrats in lashing tea party Republicans Monday, accusing them of having 'acted like terrorists' in the fight over raising the nation's debt limit.

'It was a humiliating experience. And how can a graduation speech be this political?' said a UPenn student, taking issue with Biden's comment that China cannot 'think different' Chinese students and parents are demanding an apology from US Vice-President Joe Biden for "insensitive" comments, weeks after he referred to China as the nation that ... (more)

US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night lauded the influence of Judaism on the United States, specifically mentioning the efforts of Jews on gay rights issues, according a report on the Politico website.